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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-23 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 has an overall score of 88.7, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M30s's general score of 83.3. The Apple iPhone 12 body is newer, somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy M30s. Apple iPhone 12 has iOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with Android 11 OS.
IPhone 12 counts with a quite superior processing power than Galaxy M30s, because although it has less CPU cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits CPU. IPhone 12 features a sharper display than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixel density and a little higher 1170 x 2532 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M30s takes better pictures and videos than iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for shooting pictures or video in low-light situations and worse video frame rates, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also counts with a back-facing camera with a way higher 48 MP resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M30s has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30s features a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 12, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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